Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Volume 30 Issue 5

Homophobia and same‐sex partnership legislation in Europe

Judit Takács, Ivett Szalma

This paper seeks to answer the practical question whether the institutionalisation level of same‐sex relationships can affect the social acceptance of lesbian women and gay men in…

The influence of gender in academia: a case study of a university college in Sweden

Sylvia Määttä, Elisabeth Dahlborg Lyckhage

The aim of this paper is to describe senior lecturers' experiences of and reflections on the influence of gender on their work and career possibilities.

Gender outcomes of labor market policy in Israel

Orly Benjamin

This paper maps gender‐related outcomes of the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Code (GPC) by highlighting the role of deskilling in changing labor market rewards…

United Arab Emirates female entrepreneurs: motivations and frustrations

Hanifa Itani, Yusuf M. Sidani, Imad Baalbaki

This paper seeks to summarize the results of a study assessing the status of United Arab Emirates (UAE) female entrepreneurs and attempts to sketch the pattern of the UAE female…

Gender and investment climate reform assessment in the Pacific region: A six‐country research study

Syed Zamberi Ahmad

The purpose of this paper is to offer an account of gender and investment climate reform in the Pacific region.

Women of color in the academy

Sonya L. Clark, Dannielle Joy Davis

The purpose of this paper is to summarize and reflect on four presentations at the 2010 Women of Color in the Academy Conference which focused on strategies that are beneficial to…